Over the airwaves, Randall Jones on Riv 1 checked in with all the boats mustering at the mouth of the Coomera River, just off Sovereign Island. Once the contingent was ready, the Gold Coast boats set off on the annual Winter Weekend Experience….(In autumn!) The up and coming Whitsunday Experience pushed the Winter Weekend Experience to earlier in the year than normal.

Forecast south easterlies sent the fleet east of their usual path north to the lower Moreton Bay Islands, making the most of the protection offered by North Stradbroke Island over the Canaipa passage. After the anchors were down for the day the sun slowly moved from the North until it began its nightly ritual setting behind Russell Island. The setting of the Sun triggered the glassing off of the anchorage and impromptu sharing of Rum and Cigars onboard Sierra Golf, a 6000 Sport Yacht. CONTINUE READING